Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11

Pike; town agent, f. r. Goodsell; town
superintendent, L. B Mott. a tax was
voted of % cents. For county commits
sioner B. f.. Lengfield had "a votes.
The hardest storm of the season occur
red last Sunday, and the roads are in
terrible condition. The chicken pie
festival in the Methodist church last Wed
nesday evening, for the benefit of Rev
Mr.Adams, cleared about S3S.....P. j.
| Farrell is in town this week .Mr Clifton
Dawson and Mrs. Randall of Beekman-
/ town are visiting relatives in town..
/ school closed in district No. /, last Friday
go. Rev. ana Mrs. j. VI. Atwood of West
| randolph are visiting friends in town..
| Mr. and Mrs. \; ". Fisk returned from
! New York last Friday. ....II, j. Fleury's
children are suffering from chicken poX
waterville.
Judge Poland is at home again. .....
Lewis Robinson has moved back to North
| Hyde Park ..... Mrs. II. w. Scott is
/ Visiting friends in Massachusetts, .....
Nymau Witherell has moved into Har-
/ mon Hulburd's house with his son Elmer
| who carries on the farm .....P Peter Russell
has returned from New York State where
ne mas neen Tor the past six or eight months
...... Robert Wiley has moved into Wy
man Mitherell's house. He lived in Rich
! 1Ord the past year. ....... Narbel Shattuck
| had very hard shock of PARALYSIS the
| past week and but little hopes are enter
] liilllel Vi MS recovery.
Bethel
AT the annual town meeting the follow
| ing officers Acre elected Moderator. G..
/ l.. Frank; clerk, w. r. Adams treasurer,
>: &: Sargent; selectmen, j. G. Burnett,
VI. d. Br9wn Il. Noble; listers, Myron
/ Burnett, r.. Morse, q. j. Wallace: over
seer of poor, j. ID. Cushing constable, &
/ j. Wallace; school superintendent Fred
/ Arnold 1t was voted to exempt from tax
/ alton FOR the term of five years any manu-
| featuring company that would locate bust
/ ness in town in accordance with the pro
visions OF the statute, and also voted to
appropriate $50 tor the observance of
| Decoration Day. Tax 50 cents, to be paid
/ 30 town treasurer.
Rutland.
Rutland's new board of seectmen will
consist of blacksmith, a farmer a day
/ laborcr, hoStler and il merchant But
few of the officers elected are well known
in Rutland and the administration of
that town for the coming year will prac-
tcally be thrown into the hands of men
who would find it impossible to be elected
to those offices except by some secret or
/ 9anZdtlOn.. There was hardly a dry
eye IN the Congregational church last
Sunday when Mrs. Barrett, the widow Of
. the late James c. Barrett, presented her
two iatherless children for baptism....
/ Inc tObOggan slide on which Mr.. Barrett
met his death has been wholly unused
since that sad event.
March meeting passed of pleasantly. The
/ following officers We're elected: MOdera-
tor, w. r. Newton; clerk and treasurer.
/ Il. billings Selectmen, e.. Hodges j. e.
Goodroe and II. Kirby: listers, c. Gee l..
Sparks and f.. {. Gibbs road commits
sioners w. Newton, p. Mussy and John
Pierce: constable and collector. w Bill
llngs town superintendent, +. c. Gibbs
Voted tax of 100 cents on the dollar
Town in debt, S4lOO. February 26 we
had the hardest wind and SHOW storm that
we have had this winter Arthur Man
nlng, II boy about l3 Years Old, got yeXed
at Jennie Narney while at school and
struck at her with a knife, making an
ugly gash on the back of her hand. Sher
III Rider of MlddleOury took him to the
Reform school.
North Eerri>burgh
Mr and Mrs. St. Peters entertained the
/ Woman's Foreign Missionary society on
"Wednesday afternoon. The meeting was a
pleasant one and the supper was sumptu-
Gus. Mrs. Peter Crouk while descend
ing cellar steps fell and fractured her hip
bone. As Mrs. Cronk is over 50 years of age
the outlook Is unfavOrable. ...... Byron Ball
died at the residence of Mr.. j. Madison
. lptll oll lIlt IHOIHluG Ol llle ISt ana was
buried from that place on the afternoon of
the Bird 49, The donation to he held in the
Methodist church on the evening of March
., Is pleasantly contemplated by MANY
......The reading given by Mr.. W. H. II.
Murray in Allen hall, was an enjoyable
affair and was listened to by good
house. .Messrs. James Squiers and
Alvin Ball are recovering slowly from Il
painful illness. Town meeting passed
off quietly. 5. A. Ball, ID. Collins, and
w, W.Allen are our selectmen... Miss
Cora l. Ball, the popular teacher at the
Hollow, closes her school this week.
Hyde Park.
At the town meeling the following OIL.
GERS We're elected, viz: MODERATOR H. VI.
Mcfarland; seleCtmen, c. NJ. Strong, A.
NJ. WhltcOmb, l.. f.. HARRINGTON over
seer of poor, II. l.. Lampher listers, j. c.
Crocker, ii. {, Lampher, George Mudgett:
first constable and collector, >. b. Waite
second constable. l.. p. Butts superinten-
dent of schools, X. w. HuIburd. Voted to
appropriate a sum equal to sum not TO
exceed $3.50 that might be raised by private
subscription for the purpose of celebrating
the centennial of the town which occurs
July t. 1887,
North Hero
The town meeting Tuesday had to be
adjourned till Saturday the 9Th inst O.
Il. Knight was chosen moderator and
John Tudhope town clerk, but when first
selectman was balloted for and 1t was not
till the fourth ballot that Mortimer Ha-
zen was elected the vote standing 46 for
c. b. Russell and As for Hazen. Consd-
cradle time was spent in speech making.
each one doing his best to say something
detrimental to his adversary, the object be
ing to influence voters. At about p. M Il
motion was made to adjourn which was
carried and it is expected Saturday will
see the business finished mn tn the salts
faction Of all concerned.
MOrrisville.
new engine company Of 10 men has
been formed to operate the new fire en-
gine. Officers Foreman, Fred b. Iiv-
ingstou assistants, j. A. Buudy, +. +.
Robinson foreman of hose, D. =. Glenn
ent assistant, c. Ii. Small pipe man, G.
y. Gile The engine Will be here in lew
days when the company will be called out
TO test it,. The young people of The
Congregational society gave an entertain
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